In speaking with the family, my mother chided me that I haven't been keeping up with the blog; therefore, she doesn't get to hear the small updates on FaceBook that have been posted.
Honestly, I'm grateful to say that nothing major has been happening with Charlotte. Thus the lack of news.
Charlotte has now attended an entire month of school, and has loved every minute of it. I can tell she is a little exhausted by the end of the day, because she can get a little snappy with me. Usually she is a pretty even-tempered, happy girl. She has been determined to get as much fun and play time as she can. I remarked to Sean that we need to be better about getting sunscreen on her... she's started to turn a lovely honey color from being out in the sun during recess. Naomi's dermatologist warned us that as a cancer survivor, she would be more susceptible to skin cancer. I can't help but mentally compare her current radiant color with her pale skin last August. It is a testament to her good health. But that doesn't mean I'm going to avoid the sunscreen.
Charlotte has loved being back in school. She was thrilled to report that 1st grade has THREE recesses. Another good thing school has is LUNCH! She gets to decide if she wants to pack a lunch from home, or eat a hot lunch from school. Apparently, the school makes a pretty awesome soft taco. It warranted a 15-minute description of it's deliciousness after I returned from work that day.
Charly's teacher says she is the BEST. She has been passing her tests with flying colors. Now that her afternoons are free to play with friends instead of sit at the kitchen table with her teacher, she has been happy to complete her homework.
Charlotte has also told me that she is famous. Everyone knows who Charlotte is. Everybody wants to be my friend. Indeed, I saw how excited her class was when I brought her in for her first day. The teacher was running through the class routine (backpack goes here, homework goes here, get out your notebook and begin working on the problems listed here). The class started coming in, and you could hear loud whispers that turned into excited squeals out in the hallway, "Charlotte is here! Charlotte is here at school!"
It's been great for her to be at school. The only thing I have not been good at is trying to move her bedtime up to 8pm, to accommodate her being more tired than usual. Between making sure she has a nightly shower, and leaving an hour of no eating before chemo, it always seems to be 9pm by the time Sean or I are reading her bedtime story. It's a work-in-progress.
Sean took Charly in yesterday for her now monthly chemo session. He said there was nothing to report. Charly said everybody liked her hair, and we have another appointment in 4 weeks. That's the news for now.
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